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CAMPBELLVILLE, ON — Before Friday night's Ontario Sires Stakes event at Mohawk Racetrack trainer Bill Budd said fans should discount Boulder Creek's fifth-place finish in his last start and expect an improved performance from Post 5 in the Gold Series Elimination. Four days later the Pacific Rocket son proved Budd 100 per cent correct with

DUNDAS, ON — Precious Delight looked like the million dollar filly she is winning her Gold Series Elimination at Flamboro Downs on Saturday afternoon in track and Ontario Sires Stakes record time. The Precious Bunny daughter and driver Mike Saftic led from wire-to-wire, reeling off fractions of :27, :57.1 and 1:26 en route to the

CAMPBELLVILLE, ON — Trainer Harald Lunde has been hoping for weeks that Rotation would encounter some good fortune before the end of the season and Lady Luck finally smiled on the three-year-old trotting colt at Mohawk Racetrack on Saturday night as he posted his first Gold Series win in an Ontario Sires Stakes record 1:54.3.

ELMIRA, ON — Dave Wall and John Bax teamed up for a pair of wins in Grassroots action at Elmira Raceway on Friday evening. "Mr. OSS" and Canada's 2001 Trainer of the Year posed in the winner's circle after Races 2 and 9 with two-year-old trotting fillies Vics Flag and R Heavenly Hush. Vics Flag

CAMPBELLVILLE, ON — Rick Zeron piloted Kingdom to a 1:57.3 victory in the first of two Gold Series Eliminations at Mohawk Racetrack on Thursday, vindicating his decision to scratch the two-year-old trotting colt out sick from the Sept. 16 Campbellville Consolation. Rather than stressing the colt's immune system with a race, Zeron opted to rest

WINDSOR, ON — Windsor Raceway showcases outstanding Ontario-breds this weekend with Gold Series Eliminations for the three-year-old trotting fillies and three-year-old pacing colts and a $130,000 Gold Final for the two-year-old pacing fillies. The trotting fillies kick off the Ontario Sires Stakes bonanza in the eighth race, with nine fillies competing for $101,298 in one

DUNDAS, ON — While the rest of Ontario prays for a few more weeks of warm weather, trainer Bob Young would like to see the first frost arrive before Saturday. The Guelph resident sends three-year-old pacing filly Oven Mitt to the post at Flamboro Downs on Saturday for her last Gold Series Elimination and, after

SARNIA, ON — Competition will be fierce at Hiawatha Horse Park on Saturday night as the two-year-old pacing colts enter the final stages of their Grassroots season. Only the top 16 point earners from the regular season advance to the Grassroots Semifinal round and with two events remaining the last eight spots are very much

CLINTON, ON — Clinton Raceway wraps up its 2002 Ontario Sires Stakes season this Sunday with six Grassroots divisions for the two-year-old pacing fillies. Leading the fillies into their second last regular season event is Pat Me Up, who currently sits in a tie for second spot in the division standings with 125 points. The

WINDSOR, ON — Upsets abounded at Windsor Raceway on Wednesday night as both favourites in the two-year-old trotting filly Gold Eliminations finished out of the top three. In the first elimination Windsor Raceway fans selected division leader Independent Woman as their top choice and the Royal Strength lass looked all set to score her seventh